Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans, including wall, limits on citizens...

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post

Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans, including wall, limits on citizens bringing family to U.S., poll says

By Dan Balz and Scott Clement
July 6 at 7:00 AM


A protester holds up a sign during an immigration rally and protest in Denver on Saturday. (David Zalubowski/AP)

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the Trump administration’s now-rescinded policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, and smaller majorities also disagree with the president’s call to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and to restrict legal immigration by limiting citizens from bringing parents and siblings to this country, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll.

On other aspects of the immigration debate, however, a more mixed picture emerges. Americans are more closely divided on the question of whether enough is being done to prevent illegal immigration and whether the country has gone too far in welcoming immigrants. Also, more people say they trust President Trump than congressional Democrats to deal with the issue of border security. The support for Trump on the border security issue is especially evident in congressional districts considered key battlegrounds in this fall’s midterm elections.



Democrats appear more energized than Republicans about the fall elections, especially in battleground districts. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent voters in those districts, 59 percent say the midterms are extremely important, compared with 46 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. Overall, registered voters say they prefer to vote for a Democrat over a Republican for the House, 47 percent to 37 percent. The margin on that question is not statistically larger in battleground districts, standing at 12 percentage points.

The nation remains deeply divided along party lines, as it has throughout and before Trump’s presidency. Two other divisions define the political environment of 2018. On issues of immigration, as well as questions about Trump’s presidency, the gaps between men and women and between white voters with and without college degrees are sizable. Women and white college-educated voters are far more dissatisfied with the president and his policies than are men and white voters without college educations. However, gaps based on education are less significant in battleground districts.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/most-americans-oppose-key-elements-of-trump-immigration-policy/2018/07/05/36124360-7e3d-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. These numbers are pretty fucking horrible. Watch them get even worse the moment we have

some kind of attack by a " 'furner ".

[Snellius]

4. Given that all the blitz is coming from T, numbers seem pretty good

Considering too that "Dems in Congress" have not been in any position to hold congressional committees, hold any national stage, or do anything about it. This poll also has a high margin of error, more heavily samples battleground states, and can't take into account that the separation debacle is not over yet.

[duforsure]

2. Anyone agreeing with caging babies

Which is trump and the gop , have no place in OUR government, and should be removed from office ASAP.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

3. Wait until they add Trump's plan to denaturalize and kick out exisiting citizens to the poll.

That's going to go over like a lead balloon. Even if you jumped through all the hoops, took the test (which I doubt IQ45 could pass), and raised your hand and pledged allegiance to the United States, forsaking all others, Trump will round your ass up and kick you out of the country if he doesn't like the color of your skin.

If he could do the same with African-Americans based on their families entering as slaves, you know he would.